Tiffany & Co's New Soho Storefront - Video

Tiffany & Co. is celebrating its 175th Birthday and shows no signs of slowing down.  The company just debuted its latest location with the Grand Opening of a new Soho Boutique! 

Artist Danielle Dimston found inspiration in New York City's Soho neighborhood for the façade of Tiffany's new store that feel like part of the community.
Great video of the storefront as it comes together...

GIA Jewelry Career Fair - In The Business of Bling

The Business of Bling: Hundreds of Gem & Jewelry Jobs

38+ companies hiring at GIA Jewelry Career Fair at the Javits Center, July 30

CARLSBAD, Calif. – There is a bright outlook for job seekers with the return of GIA’s (Gemological Institute of America) Jewelry Career Fair at the Javits Center in New York on July 30. Recruiters from more than 38 world-renowned gem and jewelry companies including Harry Winston, Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry, LVMH Watch & Jewelry, Montblanc, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co. and Zale Corporation will be looking to hire hundreds of professionals at every career stage. Opportunities will range from retail sales and jewelry design to diamond grading and production.

The Jewelers for Veterans Foundation, created in 2012 to help find jobs for returning servicemen and women in the jewelry industry, will also be on-hand to meet with and to assist U.S. military veterans in their job search.

“GIA’s Jewelry Career Fair is returning to the East Coast for the first time since 2008, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the caliber of participating companies and speakers,” said Kathryn Kimmel, GIA vice president and chief marketing officer, and founder of the GIA Jewelry Career Fair. “We encourage anyone with an interest in the fascinating world of gems and jewelry – whether new to the industry or experienced professionals – to come out and meet with some of the most prominent global companies in our field.” 

GIA’s New York Jewelry Career Fair will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 30 at the Javits Center. Recruiting will occur from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This leading industry event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by JA New York. Anyone interested in attending is urged to RSVP prior to the event.

In addition to meeting with recruiters and receiving one-on-one career coaching, attendees will hear from some of the industry’s most prominent figures during the panel discussion “Job Success in Today’s Market.” David Yurman, founder of David Yurman Inc.; Ann Arnold, CEO of Lieberfarb; Lex Graham, a recent GIA graduate and retail jeweler at Betteridge; and Rahul Kadakia, jewelry department head of Christie’s New York, will discuss the jewelry business today and offer their advice for both aspiring and seasoned professionals. Later in the event Paola DeLuca, creative director of Trend Vision Jewellery + Forecasting, will present her findings on the socio-cultural phenomena of jewelry.

For a full list of companies hiring, visit GIA’s Career Fair website.

GIA’s Jewelry Career Fair began in 1991 and has taken place at the Carlsbad world headquarters, Bangalore, Las Vegas, Mumbai and New York.

About GIA

An independent nonprofit organization, GIA (Gemological Institute of America), established in 1931, is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight in the early 1950s and in 1953, created the International Diamond Grading System™ which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.

Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. Visit www.gia.edu. 

BREAKING NEWS: Elsa Peretti In Talks To Break With Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany In Talks To Buy Elsa Peretti's Intellectual Property Rights

Elsa Peretti's Sevillana Collection
via Fay Cullen website

(RTTNews.com) - Luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. (TIF) said it has made a firm offer to buy jewelry designer Elsa Peretti's intellectual property rights, but both parties are yet to reach a deal.

Since 1974, Tiffany has been the sole licensee for these rights necessary to make and sell Peretti-designed products under Peretti's trademarks.

As per a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing made by Tiffany on Wednesday, Peretti has warned that she may terminate the license agreement if both parties fail to agree on terms regarding the deal price.

A termination of the license agreement could adversely affect Tiffany's operating results. As per the filing, the designs of Peretti accounted for 10 percent of Tiffany's net sales in 2009, 2010 and 2011, while Peretti receives a royalty.

Peretti recently had expressed interest to sever her relationship with Tiffany, following which her advisors initiated negotiations for the transaction.

Info via NASDAQ.com - for more on the story: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/tiffany-in-talks-to-buy-elsa-perettis-intellectual-property-rights-20120524-00026

Tiffany Unveils New RUBEDO™ Metal to Mark Its 175th Anniversary

Debut Marks the Next Milestone in Tiffany’s Great Legacy

NEW YORK, NY (February 15, 2012) -- In honor of its 175th anniversary, Tiffany & Co. unveils RUBEDO™  metal, a new jeweler’s metal. RUBEDO™  metal is the first such creation in Tiffany’s history and takes its place among the most beautiful metals in the world. In the medieval philosophy of alchemy, Rubedo was the title of the very highest achievement, when matter and spirit fused to create something of rare beauty.

This triumph is perfectly expressed in Tiffany’s new RUBEDO™  metal, which marries the richness of gold, the brilliance of silver and the warmth of copper. Metallurgists experimented with different ratios over a long testing period until they achieved the desired color, radiant with the glow of “ first light”  that awakens a sense of wonder and ennobles the spirit. In addition, this unique alloy is lightweight yet strong, polishes to a smooth luster and is exceptionally flattering to the skin.

RUBEDO™  metal is the company’s latest in a history of innovations in metallurgy. Tiffany was the first American company to incorporate the 925/1000 British standard of silver purity. Largely through the efforts of founder Charles Lewis Tiffany, the U.S. government adopted the standard, and later, the jeweler’s standard for platinum (.950 pure), as well. 

In the 1850s Tiffany & Co. established a silver studio, the first American school of design, which produced groundbreaking exhibits that won top awards at the great world’s fairs of the late 19th century. At the 1867 Paris fair, Tiffany’s lavishly chased silver inlaid with gold, copper and enamel won the grand prize for silver craftsmanship, the first awarded by a foreign jury to an American design house. At the 1878 Paris fair, Tiffany became the first American silversmith to take home the Grand Prize for Excellence, awarded for its ingenious Japanesque silver of inlaid mixed metals and complex alloys of gold, silver, copper, bronze and platinum.

Tiffany’s RUBEDO™  metal is crafted in this great tradition. It debuts in Tiffany 1837™  designs that feature elegant contours polished to a high luster and finished with the jeweler’s hallmark. Light plays over the generous surfaces like the blush of early morning across the sky.

Among the luminous creations is an elongated cuff that crisply incorporates the hallmark at the cuff’s edge. A similarly contoured ring carries the Tiffany legacy with equal grace. Tiffany designers also contrast the warmth of RUBEDO™  with sterling silver in a pendant and necklace of interlocking circles of great movement and dimension. Tiffany 1837™  RUBEDO™  jewelry designs inscribed with the signature of founder Charles Lewis Tiffany are available for 2012, in celebration of Tiffany’s anniversary year.

Just in time for Mother's Day Gift Giving! My favorite piece in the collection is the Interlocking Bangle - BUT - in case you're interested...I would take either the Ring or Inter-Locking Bangle shown above!

The collection is available at select Tiffany & Co. stores worldwide and at Tiffany.com. 

Montblanc, Stella McCartney and Tiffany & Co.Honored at Luxury Briefing Annual Awards

Marketers and designers including Harrods, Burberry, Montblanc, Stella McCartney and Tiffany & Co. were honored by London-based publication Luxury Briefing at its 16th annual Luxury Briefing Annual Awards earlier this week.

Held at the Corinthia Hotel in London, the awards recognized luxury brands for achieving excellence in 2011 throughout various categories. The awards consisted of 11 newly-designed categories including best designer, breakthrough brand and men’s and women’s brand of the year.

“All the winners are authentic in what they do, there’s nothing fluffy,” said Kate Patrick, editor for Luxury Briefing, London.

“It’s about deciding what you stand for and seeing that through with immaculate attention to detail, hard work, craftsmanship [and] putting your values at the very heart of what you do,” she said. “Sophisticated luxury customers know the difference between authenticity and marketing fluff.”

Several Awards were handed out...including Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and more...for the Full Story:  

http://www.luxurydaily.com/harrods-burberry-honored-for-excellence-at-luxury-briefing-awards/